The share for "European" is less than one percent.
The source specifies that "although almost all Algerians are Berber in origin (not Arab), only a minority identify themselves as primarily Berber,about 15% of the total population; these people live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers and several other communities; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify with their Berber rather than Arab cultural heritage;Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has officially recognized Berber languages and introduced them into public schools".
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Share of population of Algeria 2020, by ethnic group
As of 2020, the Arab-Berber ethnic group accounted for 99 percent of the population of Algeria. Most of the country's population has its origin in the Berber ethnicity, however, only a part of the people identify themselves as Berbers (Imazighen, singular Amazigh). The largest Berber group in Algeria is in the Kabylia region in the North of the country.
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CIA. (January 12, 2022). Distribution of the population of Algeria in 2020, by ethnic group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1285366/share-of-population-of-algeria-by-ethnic-group/
CIA. "Distribution of the population of Algeria in 2020, by ethnic group." Chart. January 12, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1285366/share-of-population-of-algeria-by-ethnic-group/
CIA. (2022). Distribution of the population of Algeria in 2020, by ethnic group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1285366/share-of-population-of-algeria-by-ethnic-group/
CIA. "Distribution of The Population of Algeria in 2020, by Ethnic Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Jan 2022, /statistics/1285366/share-of-population-of-algeria-by-ethnic-group/
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Distribution of the population of Algeria in 2020, by ethnic group [Graph], CIA, January 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1285366/share-of-population-of-algeria-by-ethnic-group/
